Fico was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova, Northeast of the capital.
Slovakian Prime Minister, Robert Fico, 59, has been hospitalised after he was shot multiple times on Wednesday afternoon.
Fico was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlova, Northeast of the capital.
He was meeting with supporters when the incident occurred.
A suspect was detained while police sealed off the scene.
A post on his Facebook page on Wednesday reads, “He has been shot multiple times and is currently in life-threatening condition. At this moment he is transported by helicopter to Banská Bystrica, because it would take too long to get to Bratislava due to the necessity of an acute procedure. The next few hours will decide.”
President Zuzana Caputova of Slovakia has condemned the attack on the Prime Minister.
Caputova tweeted on Wednesday, “Utterly shocked by today's brutal attack on #Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, which I condemn in strongest possible terms.
“I wish him lot of strength in this critical moment and early recovery. My thoughts are also with his family and close ones.”
Prime Minister of Hungary, Orbán Viktor in a post on X on Wednesday, said, “I was deeply shocked by the heinous attack against my friend, Prime Minister Robert Fico. We pray for his health and quick recovery! God bless him and his country!”